Methodological Concerns When Using Silhouettes to Measure Body Image
Perceptual and Motor SkillsPublished 1 April 1998
Rick M. Gardner, Brenda N. Friedman, Natalie Jackson
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Questions related to scale coarseness, restriction of range, method of presentation, and scale of measurement are discussed, and an alternative silhouette scale using continuous scale measurements is proposed.
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This paper discusses methodological concerns of using silhouette figures to measure body images. These include concerns related to scale coarseness (limiting response options to one of a finite number of drawings), restriction of range, method of presentation, and scale of measurement. Recommendations are made to address these limitations, and an alternative silhouette scale using continuous scale measurements is proposed.
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